I started this blog because I realized that I am not the only one that seems on an eternal search, while at the same time not knowing what I am looking for. Beings my name "Chase" and the word "search" are synonyms I am not suprised. It seems I enjoy looking for something more than I enjoy that something when I find it. Go figure.
Starting a blog is something that I have wanted to do for the past few months, after reading some really great writers and bloggers (Benjamin Wagner,This Fish, The Nadas were the first). They are all such interesting people with great stories to tell, and so here is my attempt at blogging.
Meet my 11 month old son. He is so inspiring to me in so many ways, and this is just one:
So there I sat for over 2 hours, trying to figure out how to get an animation to publish correctly on a webpage I was building. Finally, even though the task wasn't completed, enough was enough. I turned around to play with my kid, and we began putting blocks into a bucket with designated shape holes in the top of the bucket. First, I grab a circle shape, and easily put it in the circle slot. The piece goes down into the empty container. Next, my son grabs a square shape and tries to put it in the same circle slot I had, soon realizing it wouldn't fit. After a few minutes of experimenting the shape he was holding dropped down and his eyes lit up. I was really proud and happy for him. He tried until he succeeded. Think of it this way: If our children are learning to walk, we don't say to them, "Give it 2 weeks and if it doesn't happen, go on to the next thing". What we tell them is to try until they can walk. If we as adults carried this belief I think everyone would be a lot more successful...ya dig?
Starting a blog is something that I have wanted to do for the past few months, after reading some really great writers and bloggers (Benjamin Wagner,This Fish, The Nadas were the first). They are all such interesting people with great stories to tell, and so here is my attempt at blogging.
Meet my 11 month old son. He is so inspiring to me in so many ways, and this is just one:
So there I sat for over 2 hours, trying to figure out how to get an animation to publish correctly on a webpage I was building. Finally, even though the task wasn't completed, enough was enough. I turned around to play with my kid, and we began putting blocks into a bucket with designated shape holes in the top of the bucket. First, I grab a circle shape, and easily put it in the circle slot. The piece goes down into the empty container. Next, my son grabs a square shape and tries to put it in the same circle slot I had, soon realizing it wouldn't fit. After a few minutes of experimenting the shape he was holding dropped down and his eyes lit up. I was really proud and happy for him. He tried until he succeeded. Think of it this way: If our children are learning to walk, we don't say to them, "Give it 2 weeks and if it doesn't happen, go on to the next thing". What we tell them is to try until they can walk. If we as adults carried this belief I think everyone would be a lot more successful...ya dig?
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